Ron Mahay vs. Jim Scott — Career Comparison

Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Scott
Lost GenerationSouth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Scott built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Mahay as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Scott posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.3 and WHIP 1.180 compared to 3.83 and 1.456 for Ron Mahay. By the career numbers, Jim Scott had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Mahay and Jim Scott

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jim Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Jim Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
1.51
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
1.08
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.51
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Jim Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.54
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Jim Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.64
48.64
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.29
71.29
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.59
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.12
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
3.83
Jim Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
2.3
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5676
27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1892
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
539
8.54
Jim Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1624
7.73
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.54
8.54
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.73
7.73
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.1
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
4.21
Jim Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
2.9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
945
4.5
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Jim Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Jim Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.821
0.821
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Jim Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.16
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Jim Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.25
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jim Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2474
39.2
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7470
35.53
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Jim Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.3
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
4.33
Jim Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
686
3.26
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.19
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Jim Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2167
34.34
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6808
32.38
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Jim Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2
Jim Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.53
35.53

Fielding Stats for Ron Mahay and Jim Scott

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jim Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Jim Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
5.94
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.98
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1836
27
Jim Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1440
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
612
9
Jim Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.51
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.01
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.82
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
10.71
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Jim Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.75
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
1.44
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
12.47
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.34
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
11.72
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.98
93.98
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.972
1.972
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.4
16.4
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.34
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Mahay and Jim Scott

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jim Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Jim Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
317
280.12
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
679
600
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
614
542.56
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jim Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Jim Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
69.81
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
58.32
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
9.72
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.88
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Jim Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.88
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
11.49
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jim Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Jim Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.26
16.14
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
83.95
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
101.62
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Jim Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Jim Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Jim Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jim Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Jim Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Jim Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Jim Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
26.51
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
30.04
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
55.67
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.91
5.22
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.77
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
30.04
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Jim Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
182
160.82
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Jim Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
3.73
3.73
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
25.63
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.65
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.42
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60